Data collected in these surveys measure how such social
concepts as authority, autonomy, and hierarchy relate to the social,
economic, and occupational positions of individuals, thus providing a
systematic means for analyzing social class structure. A battery of
questions addressed work-related issues such as supervision,
decision-making, autonomy, respondent's formal position in the
hierarchy, ownership, credentials, and income. Other work- related data
describe the size, industrial sector, and government or corporate
linkages of the individual's employer. Further information was gathered
on the class origins of the respondent's family and of the families of
the respondent's spouse and friends. Data on class-related experiences
such as unemployment and union participation were also collected, as
well as data on the division of power and labor in the household. In
addition, the survey contained a broad range of questions on social and
political attitudes and on the respondent's political participation.

Data collected in these surveys measure how such social
concepts as authority, autonomy, and hierarchy relate to the social,
economic, and occupational positions of individuals, thus providing a
systematic means for analyzing social class structure. A battery of
questions addressed work-related issues such as supervision,
decision-making, autonomy, respondent's formal position in the
hierarchy, ownership, credentials, and income. Other work- related data
describe the size, industrial sector, and government or corporate
linkages of the individual's employer. Further information was gathered
on the class origins of the respondent's family and of the families of
the respondent's spouse and friends. Data on class-related experiences
such as unemployment and union participation were also collected, as
well as data on the division of power and labor in the household. In
addition, the survey contained a broad range of questions on social and
political attitudes and on the respondent's political participation.

Universe:
In United States: Adults 18 years and older who were either
working, not working but wanting to work, or housewives with working
spouses. In Sweden: Adults between the ages of 18-65 who were in the
work force. In Norway: People between the ages of 16-66 who were either
employed, unemployed, or housewives. In Canada: Non-institutionalized
and non-disabled adult population between the ages of 15-65 who were
either employed, unemployed or housewives. In Finland: Adult population
between the ages of 18-65 who were employed, unemployed or housewives.

Data Type(s):
survey data

Methodology

Sample:
In United States: two-stage cluster sample of telephone
numbers in the coterminus United States. In Sweden: sample drawn from
National Register of the Population. In Norway: stratified random
sample. In Canada: multi-stage replicated probability samples. In
Finland: stratified random sample from the population register.

Data Source:

personal and telephone interviews, and mail surveys

Restrictions: Background information on each respondent was collected
but some of these variable have been recoded to missing data in order
to protect the anonymity of the respondents. These variables are
described in the documentation available from ICPSR, and researchers
interested in these particular variables may request ICPSR to conduct
specific data analyses using them. Such requests will be processed
according to the standard policies of ICPSR.